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Untitled (Oilfields)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) - 2004 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Untitled - Oilfields
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled (Oilfields), 2004, 60x60cm, Edition 3/10. Analog C-Print, based on the original
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled - Oilfields
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
Untitled - Oilfields
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' Oilfields) - 2004, 60x60cm, Edition 4/10. Analog C-Print, based on the original
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Untitled - Oilfields
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
Untitled - Oilfields
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' by Stefanie Schneider (Oilfields) 2004, 60x60cm, Edition of 10, Analog C-Print, based
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Polaroid, Photographic Paper

Untitled - Oilfields
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
Untitled - Oilfields
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) - 2004 60x60cm, Edition of 10, analog C-Print, based on the Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Photographic Paper

Untitled - Oilfields
Untitled - Oilfields
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Untitled - Oilfields
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields), 2004, 60x60cm, Edition 3/10, digital C-Print, based on an expired Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

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Untitled - Oilfields
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) 2004, 60x60cm, Edition 4/10, Analog C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled - Oilfields
Untitled - Oilfields
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
Oilfields I (Stranger than Paradise)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Oilfields I (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999, 60x60cm, Edition 5/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed
Category

1990s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Oilfields I (Stranger than Paradise)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Oilfields I' (Stranger than Paradise), 1999, 60x60cm, Edition 5/10, digital C-Print, based on a
Category

1990s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) - analog, field, california, contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) 2004, 60x60cm, Edition 5/10, Analog C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Oilfields, diptych / Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photograph
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) 2004, 128x126cm each, installed with gaps 125x260cm, Edition 2/3, analog
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) Contemporary, 21st Century, Portrait, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) - 2004, 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog, Enlargement
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) - 2004 60x60cm, Edition 2/10, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled - Oilfields / Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Analog, Enlargement
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) - 2004 60x60cm, Edition 3/10, Analog C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Oilfields, diptych - Contemporary, Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) 2004, 60x60cm each, installed with gaps 60x130cm, Edition 2/10, analog C
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields), 2004 60x60cm, Edition 4/10 Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) triptych - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields), triptych, 2004, 60x60cm each, installed 60x200cm, Edition 6/10. 3 Analog C
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) - 2004 60x60cm, Edition of 10, Analog C-Print, based on the Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Figurative
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) 2004, 20x20cm, Edition 1/10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields), 2004, 60x60cm, Edition 3/10, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Oilfields, diptych - 21 Century, Polaroid, Contemporary, Portrait, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) 2004, - diptych. Edition of 10, plus 2 artist Proofs. 20x20cm each
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Metal

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) 2004, 60x60cm, Edition of 10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) 2004, 60x60cm, Edition 2/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields), 2004, 60x60cm, Edition 3/10, analog C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Oilfields, diptych - 21 Century, Polaroid, Contemporary, Portrait, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) 2004, 20x20cm each, installed with gaps 20x43cm, Edition 9/10, digital C
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Untitled (Oilfields) triptych - not mounted - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) 2004, 60x60cm each, installed 60x200cm, Edition 6/10. Analog C-Print,s based
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, Men, 21st Century, 21st Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) - 2004 50x50cm, Edition of 10, Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Oilfields) 128x125cm, Edition 3/3 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) 2004, 128x125cm, Edition 3/3. Analog C-Print (Vintage Print), hand
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, Men, 21st Century, 21st Century, Hand made
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) - 2004 50x50cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Reflection (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Reflection (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Reflection (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Reflection (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Courtyard (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Storage (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Nightmare (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Transformation (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
parks, oilfields, run-down motels and empty beaches, alone, or if not, not connected with one another
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
subjects are often featured in apocalyptic settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Stairway (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Locker Room (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Instructor (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Hospital Ward (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Springtime (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down motels and empty beaches, alone, or if not, not
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Crow Burial - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analogue, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Springtime (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down motels and empty beaches, alone, or if not, not
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Discarded Momories (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Narween (Saigon) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
apocalyptic settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down motels, and empty beaches, alone, or
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Highway View (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Housewife's Chores (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Pool Time (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down motels and empty beaches, alone, or if not, not
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Cups - Suburbia - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Schneider's subjects are often featured in apocalyptic settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Judith (Suburbia) Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down motels and empty beaches, alone, or if not, not
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Judith (Suburbia) Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down motels and empty beaches, alone, or if not, not
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Lonesome (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down motels and empty beaches, alone, or if not, not
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Lonesome (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down motels and empty beaches, alone, or if not, not
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Still Good Friends (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Judith (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Housewife's Chores II (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Jean (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Cups III (Suburbia) Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
settings: desert planes, trailer parks, oilfields, run-down motels and empty beaches, alone, or if not, not
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

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Oilfield Photography For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact piece of oilfield photography you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of oilfield photography may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right choice in our collection of oilfield photography is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes orange, beige, yellow and white. Frequently made by artists working in c print, paper and photographic paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large object in our assortment of oilfield photography can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller option in this array of oilfield photography, measuring 7.88 high and 7.88 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Oilfield Photography?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a piece of oilfield photography in our inventory may begin at $367 and can go as high as $17,135, while the average can fetch as much as $1,836.

Stefanie Schneider for sale on 1stDibs

Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Foto -Triennale Esslingen., Bombay Beach Biennale 2018, 2019.

A Close Look at Contemporary Art

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Finding the Right color-photography for You

Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.

The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.

Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.

Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.

In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.